Leilanni Nesbeth
San Diego Wave FC fell 3 - 0 to Leilanni Nesbeth and her Chicago Red Stars (teammates at Snapdragon Stadium in front of 24,115 fans.
In the 42nd minute, it was Chicago who broke through first off an own goal. Chicago forward Mallory Swanson played a cross that deflected off defender Naomi Girma and found its way into the net.
The visitors doubled the score in the 67th minute when Chicago forward Jameese Joseph won the ball and found an ongoing Swanson who slotted the ball past goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan. Two minutes later, Joseph scored the final goal of the night for Chicago.
Khano Smith
In its first-ever meeting with Khano Smith’s Rhode Island FC, El Paso Locomotive FC was hit with a heavy 3-0 defeat and now heads into a bye week winless in its last three matches.
Rhode Island would open the scoring in the 21st minute before doubling the lead minutes later. Despite their best efforts, Locomotive was unable to break past RIFC’s backline and create dangerous scoring opportunities. Rhode Island then put the nail in the coffin with a third goal in second-half stoppage time to secure their three points.
The Locos will need to take advantage of its bye week to refresh, regroup, and refocus ahead of their rematch versus Las Vegas Lights FC on Friday, July 12 at El Paso’s Southwest University Park.
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